Scientists are investigating whether an asteroid impact could have triggered Earth’s first great flood, reshaping the planet’s surface billions of years ago. Evidence suggests that a massive space ...

Hunting for the building blocks of life? Located in the asteroid belt, Ceres is likely a good bet, study finds ...

Twenty years ago, the US Congress instructed NASA to find 90% of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth. They’ve made progress finding these asteroids that orbit the Sun and come to within 1.3 ...

A large asteroid, 2003 MH4, is set to approach Earth on May 24, 2025, at a distance of 6.68 million kilometers. Classified as ...

Using computer simulations, the researchers uncovered a scenario in which an ancient asteroid impact briefly amplified that field, just long enough for nearby rocks to capture and record its magnetic ...